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Skin diseases in elderly population from Eastern India- An observational study
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نویسنده
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chowdhury j. ,das s. ,roy a.k.
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منبع
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journal of pakistan association of dermatologists - 2016 - دوره : 26 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:318 -321
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چکیده
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Objective to study the different skin diseases in geriatric population attending the dermatology outdoor of a tertiary care hospital in eastern india. methods a 3-month observational study was done among 200 patients of age 60 years and above. results among 200 patients most (61%) belonged to age group 60-69 year,mean age being 67.7± 6.08 year. the most common presenting and associated complaint was pruritus (74%). eczematous conditions were the most common presenting disorder (39%),followed by infections (38%),pigmentary disorder (26%,papulosquamous (18%) and immunobullous disorders (5%). conclusion from our study we found that pruritus,asteatotic dermatitis,seborrheic dermatitis and fungal infections were the commonest skin problems.
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کلیدواژه
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Eczema; Immunobullous disorders; Infections; Pruritus; Skin diseases
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department of dermatology,nil ratan sircar medical college and hospital,kolkata, India, department of dermatology,nil ratan sircar medical college and hospital,kolkata, India, department of dermatology,nil ratan sircar medical college and hospital,kolkata, India
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